Document type
Race Program
Park
Cumberland County Fair
Date of Race
7-12-1941
Park Location
West Cumberland, Maine
Event Type
Circuit
Race
Early Race Meet
Identifier
MS_1465_b004_1941a_doc_03511
Level of Description
Item
Extent of the Unit of Description
6 pages
Abstract
The official race program for the Cumberland Farmers' Club Early Race Meet on Saturday, July 12, 1941. The cover of the program includes a list of racing officials including Starting Judge Lawrence Haddock; Presiding Judge Dr. H. S. Irish; Associate Judges Edwin T. Keller and Spinney Keller; and Timers Howard Dyer and Fred Perkins. The names of Maine Racing Commission officers included on the program are Miles B. Mank, Portland; Harold O. Pelley, Skowhegan; and William A Lumb, Biddeford. The Director of Mutuels is Frank R. Witman.
Inside the program are handwritten notes by Guy Kendell about finishing times, the order of finish in each contest, changes in the field of horses and pencil notations of any bets he placed and winnings he received. The final panel of the program summarizes the rules for Mutuel betting.
Keywords
Standardbred horses, American Standardbred racehorses, New England harness racing, Maine harness racing, horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races
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Track Location
Cumberland Farmers' Club Early Race Meet, Saturday, July 12, 1941
West Cumberland, Maine
The official race program for the Cumberland Farmers' Club Early Race Meet on Saturday, July 12, 1941. The cover of the program includes a list of racing officials including Starting Judge Lawrence Haddock; Presiding Judge Dr. H. S. Irish; Associate Judges Edwin T. Keller and Spinney Keller; and Timers Howard Dyer and Fred Perkins. The names of Maine Racing Commission officers included on the program are Miles B. Mank, Portland; Harold O. Pelley, Skowhegan; and William A Lumb, Biddeford. The Director of Mutuels is Frank R. Witman.
Inside the program are handwritten notes by Guy Kendell about finishing times, the order of finish in each contest, changes in the field of horses and pencil notations of any bets he placed and winnings he received. The final panel of the program summarizes the rules for Mutuel betting.